Former NFL assistant coach Russ Grimm (Redskins) is waiting for the right situation before attempting to return to coaching. "Well if it not's the job that I want, if it's not the situation that I want, I'm not gonna put my name up there," Grimm said in an interview with ESPN 980.

The Associated Press reports the Buffalo Bills have received permission from the Arizona Cardinals to interview assistant coach Russ Grimm for their head coaching position. However, Grimm said that no interview has been scheduled.

Kent Somers, of The Arizona Republic, reports Arizona Cardinals assistant head coach Russ Grimm is expected to turn down the opportunity to interview for the Buffalo Bills head coaching vacancy, according to ESPN. According to league sources, Grimm wants to find out more about the job before committing.

Ed Bouchette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is not worried about comments made by OG Alan Faneca, who wanted the team to hire former offensive line coach Russ Grimm instead of Tomlin as head coach Bill Cowher's replacement. "Transition's never easy, particularly at a place like this that has had great stability," Tomlin said. "Some organizations get quite used to change; this is not one of them, thankfully. So you don't expect it to be easy or comfortable for everyone, but not concerned about that at all."

The Pioneer Press reports Pittsburgh Steelers OG Alan Faneca hoped the team would hire former offensive line coach Russ Grimm after head coach Bill Cowher retired. The team decided to hire Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin and allowed Grimm to leave for the Arizona Cardinals, where he is an assistant head coach. "I wanted Russ to get the job," Faneca said. "It's a guy we know, and a guy I'm experienced with. I hoped Russ would get that opportunity, but it didn't work out. When Cowher retired, everybody in the league wanted two of our guys, so you'd think we would want at least one of them."

Gerry Dulac, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports Buffalo Bills assistant offensive line coach Larry Zierlein could be a candidate to replace Russ Grimm, who left Tuesday, Jan. 23, to become the assistant head coach and offensive line coach with the Arizona Cardinals.

Ed Bouchette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports Pittsburgh Steelers team president Art Rooney II said Tuesday, Jan. 23, the team never finalized a deal with former assistant head coach and offensive line coach Russ Grimm to become the team's head coach, contrary to published reports, although both sides did discuss an offer. "Let me put it this way: We made Russ a finalist, and I think at that point we felt he was somebody we seriously were considering for the job," Rooney said. "I have a tremendous amount of respect for Russ and I do hope he gets a shot to be a head coach; I think he deserves it. I think it is fair to say he came close."

Updating a previous item, Ed Bouchette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports Pittsburgh Steelers assistant head coach and offensive line coach Russ Grimm will be granted a release from his contract at his request.

Ed Bouchette and Gerry Dulac, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, report Pittsburgh Steelers assistant coach Russ Grimm, a finalist for the team's head coaching vacancy, will likely not return to the team. Grimm is expected to be allowed out of his contract with the team.

Ed Bouchette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports if the Pittsburgh Steelers hire Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin as their new head coach, he would likely bring in his own assistant coaches. If the team goes with current assistant coach Russ Grimm it is expected he would retain most of the current coaches.

Ed Bouchette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line and assistant head coach Russ Grimm has become the favorite to succeed former head coach Bill Cowher now that former offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt has left to become the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. Grimm could be named the Steelers' new head coach by the end of the week. The Steelers have yet to offer Grimm the job.

Ed Bouchette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports Pittsburgh Steelers assistant coach Russ Grimm and offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt appear to be the front-runners for the team's head coaching vacancy. The team could have a new head coach in place by the weekend.

Ed Bouchette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports the Pittsburgh Steelers expect head coach Bill Cowher to step down from his head coaching position after the Week 17 game. Steelers management has compiled a list of head coaching candidates to replace Cowher. Assistant head coach and offensive line coach Russ Grimm and offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt are considered prime members to replace Cowher.

The Detroit Free Press reports the Detroit Lions pursuit of Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line coach Russ Grimm as head coach will have to wait since the Steelers advanced in the playoffs. Grimm is reportedly at or near the top of the Lions' list. It is not clear if the Lions will wait or move in a different direction. "I'll just wait and see what their decision's going to be," Grimm said. Grimm said he interviewed with the Lions Thursday night, Jan. 12, in a Pittsburgh hotel conference room. He said the meeting lasted five hours, breaking up about midnight.

Tom Kowalski, of mlive.com, reports Detroit Lions president Matt Millen is expected to take the weekend and decide which candidates for the team's head coaching vacancy he'll bring back for a second round of interviews early next week. Millen has talked to nine candidates and he's likely narrow that down to two or three, and many analysts speculate that Pittsburgh Steelers assistant coach Russ Grimm and former New Orleans Saints head coach Jim Haslett are at the top of that list.